Whilst I a while obsequiously lament The untimely fall of virtuous
Lancaster.
Shak.
Ob*se"qui*ous*ness, n. The quality or state of being obsequious. South.
Ob"se*quy (?), n.; pl. Obsequies (#). [L. obsequiae, pl., funeral
rites, fr. obsequi: cf.F. obsèques. See Obsequent, and cf. Obsequious.]
1. The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death;
hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in the
plural. Spencer.
I will . . . fetch him hence, and solemnly attend, With silent
obsequy and funeral train.